Latest Water & Floods News | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Mon, 15 Jan 2024 16:14:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://emap-romulus-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/07/favicon-nce192x-70x70.png Latest Water & Floods News | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 32 32 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 125 75 Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Environment Agency defends re-contracting Fujitsu flood alert software amid Post Office scandal https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/environment-agency-defends-re-contracting-fujitsu-flood-alert-software-amid-post-office-scandal-12-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/environment-agency-defends-re-contracting-fujitsu-flood-alert-software-amid-post-office-scandal-12-01-2024/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2024 11:38:18 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272784 The Environment Agency has defended its decision to continue its flood alert warning contract worth £19.5M to tarnished Japanese software company Fujitsu, despite its involvement in the Horizon Post Office scandal.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/environment-agency-defends-re-contracting-fujitsu-flood-alert-software-amid-post-office-scandal-12-01-2024/feed/ 0 Isle of Wight on alert for further ground movement after biggest landslide in 20 years https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/isle-of-wight-on-alert-for-further-ground-movement-after-biggest-landslide-in-20-years-12-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/isle-of-wight-on-alert-for-further-ground-movement-after-biggest-landslide-in-20-years-12-01-2024/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2024 10:57:35 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272733 Isle of Wight Council has warned that further ground movement in Bonchurch, Ventnor, “cannot be ruled out” after the area was struck by one of its biggest ever landslides last month.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/isle-of-wight-on-alert-for-further-ground-movement-after-biggest-landslide-in-20-years-12-01-2024/feed/ 0 Northumbrian Water appoints Bam, Costain, Motts-Bentley and more to deliver £3.6bn AMP8 works https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/northumbrian-water-appoints-bam-costain-motts-bentley-and-more-to-deliver-3-6bn-amp8-works-10-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/northumbrian-water-appoints-bam-costain-motts-bentley-and-more-to-deliver-3-6bn-amp8-works-10-01-2024/#respond Wed, 10 Jan 2024 10:00:08 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272635 Northumbrian Water has announced seven partners to form its Living Water Enterprise (LWE) to deliver £3.6bn of work during the eighth asset management period (AMP8) between 2025 to 2030.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/northumbrian-water-appoints-bam-costain-motts-bentley-and-more-to-deliver-3-6bn-amp8-works-10-01-2024/feed/ 0 Thames Water alerts contractors to £400M pumping station construction opportunity https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/thames-water-alerts-contractors-to-400m-pumping-station-construction-opportunity-10-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/thames-water-alerts-contractors-to-400m-pumping-station-construction-opportunity-10-01-2024/#respond Wed, 10 Jan 2024 05:40:51 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272625 Thames Water has released details of a £400M opportunity for a contractor to construct a replacement high lift pumping station (HLPS) at the Coppermills Advanced Water Treatment Works.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/thames-water-alerts-contractors-to-400m-pumping-station-construction-opportunity-10-01-2024/feed/ 0 Former Environment Agency manager says ‘we can’t engineer our way out’ of flooding from climate breakdown https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/former-environment-agency-manager-says-we-cant-engineer-our-way-out-of-flooding-from-climate-breakdown-09-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/former-environment-agency-manager-says-we-cant-engineer-our-way-out-of-flooding-from-climate-breakdown-09-01-2024/#comments Tue, 09 Jan 2024 16:00:36 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272585 A former Environment Agency area manager has said that existing flood defence measures along the Rivers Severn and Wye are “creating a false sense of security” given the increasing intensity of floods due to the climate emergency.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/former-environment-agency-manager-says-we-cant-engineer-our-way-out-of-flooding-from-climate-breakdown-09-01-2024/feed/ 5 Thames Water criticised over plans to pump treated sewage into Thames during droughts https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/thames-water-criticised-over-plans-to-pump-treated-sewage-into-thames-during-droughts-09-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/thames-water-criticised-over-plans-to-pump-treated-sewage-into-thames-during-droughts-09-01-2024/#respond Tue, 09 Jan 2024 13:00:01 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272596 Thames Water has come under fire for its accelerated plans to pump treated sewage into the River Thames during droughts to replace water it abstracts for drinking.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/thames-water-criticised-over-plans-to-pump-treated-sewage-into-thames-during-droughts-09-01-2024/feed/ 0 Mersey tidal barrage could take up to a decade to build https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/mersey-tidal-barrage-could-take-up-to-a-decade-to-build-09-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/mersey-tidal-barrage-could-take-up-to-a-decade-to-build-09-01-2024/#respond Tue, 09 Jan 2024 09:32:56 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272604 The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s (LCRCA’s) proposed Mersey Tidal barrage scheme could take between seven to 10 years to build, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/mersey-tidal-barrage-could-take-up-to-a-decade-to-build-09-01-2024/feed/ 0 Government offers financial compensation to communities affected by flooding https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/government-offers-financial-compensation-to-communities-affected-by-flooding-08-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/government-offers-financial-compensation-to-communities-affected-by-flooding-08-01-2024/#respond Mon, 08 Jan 2024 06:35:05 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272544 The government has announced financial support for communities in England that have suffered “exceptional localised flooding” caused by Storm Henk.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/government-offers-financial-compensation-to-communities-affected-by-flooding-08-01-2024/feed/ 0 Preparations for laying 19.5km Essex pipeline enter final stage https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/preparations-for-laying-19-5km-essex-pipeline-enter-final-stage-08-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/preparations-for-laying-19-5km-essex-pipeline-enter-final-stage-08-01-2024/#respond Mon, 08 Jan 2024 05:17:04 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272512 Engineers will commence work to lay Essex’s new 19.5km water pipeline in February.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/preparations-for-laying-19-5km-essex-pipeline-enter-final-stage-08-01-2024/feed/ 0 Storm Henk: QEII closed, Hackney canal bursts banks and Gloucester residents evacuated https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/storm-henk-qeii-closed-hackney-canal-bursts-banks-and-gloucester-residents-evacuated-05-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/storm-henk-qeii-closed-hackney-canal-bursts-banks-and-gloucester-residents-evacuated-05-01-2024/#respond Fri, 05 Jan 2024 16:59:57 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272480 The aftereffects of Storm Henk continued to disrupt people's lives days after the extreme weather had passed, including the closure of the QEII bridge at Dartford, a burst canal in Hackney Wick and residents evacuated in Gloucester due to flood waters.

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